Here Goes Nothing

In this episode, we chat with the person that has lived the same childhood as me, was there for all of my earliest experiences and led me into my career and obsession with theatre. My brother, Dr Toby Malone.

Toby is currently the Research Impact Librarian at Toronto Metropolitan University, a career move he took after 10 years as an academic and Dramaturg. Toby started his career as an actor before moving to Toronto and completing his PhD at the University of Toronto. Toby has been in Toronto now for 22 years and has a beautiful family including my superstar niece, Bridie and nephew, Cormac.

Most recently, Toby has undertaken the task of creating WAKE: A Cold Reading of Finnegans Wake from beginning to end. A highly entertaining podcast that has Toby and his writing partner slogging through the text. It’s well worth a listen.

Toby and I go through a wide ranging chat in this episode and I’ve added all the links to my substack: https://heregoesnothingpod.substack.com. Enjoy.

Welcome to the first episode of Here Goes Nothing - a dive into the impact of arts and culture on our lives.

Guest: Jo Malone

Jo Malone is currently the Head of Philanthropy at the Foundation of the WA Museum. She has had a long career in raising money for arts organisations in Perth including Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth Festival, St George's Cathedral and for a time consulted with nearly all small to medium arts organisations on their fundraising strategy. But most importantly, she is the one that took me to my first show, Peter Pan, at the age of 4. Put me in dance classes at 2 ½ and constantly supported my brother and I in anything we did which culminated for me as my first time as stage manager of the massive school production in year 12. 

Mum and I talk a lot. We solve the problems of the world and discuss a wide range of topics. We aren't experts, we are the audience. We aren't always right but say things with confidence!